Epic Room Makeover Unveiling!

What a busy busy week. For those of you who started reading Vintage Revivals since the Epic Room Makeover announcement lets do a quick recap.

I came up with the idea to have a giveaway contest sponsored by products that I truly love and go to someones house (anywhere in the US) for a free room makeover. Vintage Revivals style.

After 3 rounds of elimination the winner was Jessica Rowan. The funny thing is that she lives about 20 minutes from where my parents live in Salt Lake. Crazy right?

This is the room that Jessica submitted.

Her cluttery, not awesome in the least master bedroom.

And this is what it looks like now.

The biggest complaint that she had was with her closet doors. There were none.

So in all manner of epicness I created this freakishly awesome solution.

See this wall of board and batten?

Well… its sort of magic.

Both sides slide open. Sweet right? This is probably one of my most favorite projects ever and the best part is that it was made using inexpensive things that you can find at any Home Depot.

This corner was super crowded with an armoire before:

And after:

Are you DYING over that stencil? It is Endless Moorish Circles from Royal Design Studio. Amazing right?

And the paint colors are PERFECT. The gray is Empire State and the white is Ultra White both from Dutch Boy. If you are looking for the perfect gray I would bet my first born that you will love this one.

Recognize that cute chair?

I totally stole the board and batten pattern from one of my BBFF’s Emily @ Décor Chick. Love that girl.

The chandy started out like this:

I used hanging garden baskets to make the cage around it and spray painted it with Krylon’s Metallic Brass.

I wish I could say that I came up with this BRILLIANT idea on my own but alas I stole it from the amazing Shannon at Anythingology.

Do you remember the post I did about the perfect dresser that got away?

Well Jessica had one just like it except it was red. Its sort of the Makeover Miracle.

It got a coat of Krylon Sun Yellow (which is the most perfect yellow on the planet.) And its better than the one that got away. Boom.

The headboard was an old door that Jessica had.

We chopped off about a foot and 1/2 and added crown molding and painted it with Krylon Emerald Green. The panels inside are covered with Ikea fabric and I put nailhead trim along the insides.

Hmmm lets see what else was there?

Oh yes the Roman Numeral art. MMVI stands for 2006 which is the year Jessica and her husband Allan were married.

I used a few different colors of watered down Decoart and my Purdy brush to get this weathered finish. I wanted it to look a little more rough than mine.

The Ikea rug had a really simple update with Americana acrylic paint. Which has a super bright concentrated color, ideal for something like this rug.

Now don’t get all crazy when I tell you this but all of the glazing was done with Decoart’s Antiquing Medium…not RL faux glaze. There was just a little bit on the mirror, headboard, and on the end table. I love that you can custom mix the perfect amount with is. It was also a lot thicker than RL’s which I loved.

If you are a newbie glazer give this a try. $3.00 is not as big of a commitment as $20 for a pint of regular glaze.

Also thanks to Purdy I am not against cutting in anymore!! Holla my hubs is going to be so happy!! Now I might actually go and finish the trim in Dylan’s room…

Here are a few more token shots.

First I need to thank my amazing sponsors for going out on a limb for me. This is the first giveaway of its kind in blogland and they put a lot of trust in me to pull this off. If you are onboard for another makeover giveaway please take a few seconds and leave them a message telling them thank you.

Second I need to thank my wonderful friends who helped me SOOO much. You know how they say you should have a doctor and a lawyer etc in your circle? Well for a DIYer it’s a little different.

Amy @ Ameroonie Designs is my resident mathmetician. I told her what I wanted the board and batten to look like and she told me how many boards, what distance apart, you know all the hard mathy stuff.

Tam @ Sew Dang Cute let me adopt her Silhouette a few times so I didn’t have to bring mine up. Even super late on Sunday night we got to hang while it was doing its magic. And she just had her baby 12 hours ago so she deserves a plate of cookies x 3.

Mandi @ Tidbits from the Tremaynes is just one of the most amazing people I have ever made friends with. On top of helping us cut the crown molding for the headboard she was my rock and voice of reason through all of this. I knew that regardless of my question she could help me figure out the answer.

And so so many others that came and helped paint and install and problem solve!

Stay tuned cause I am taking you guys on a field trip to an upholstery workshop soon…

Tutorials for all of these projects will be posted over the next few weeks. If you have any questions you can either email me or leave it in the comments (just make sure you have your email linked to your profile so I can respond)

This contest has been a crazy fun ride, it pushed me harder than I have ever been pushed. I learned a lot about myself and I cant wait to meet more of you in the next round!!

Mandi, Every single thing in this room is amazing! You must have worked soooo hard on it! I love the closet doors, haven’t seen b&b done on that before! Great thinking! Secondly, where did you get that gorgeous bed spread? I love it and want one just like it!Beautiful job Mandi!Susan @ homeroad

That looks great! It’s fun and a great mix of feminine and masculine. I think my favorite thing is the closet doors because it’s so clever and practical. I looked at the before pic and thought “did you have to cut out the middle portion of wall?” but then saw that you avoided that by simply putting the railing in front. Brilliant!

You are so inspiring! You make me look at stuff on a whole new level. I have an idea for you. What if you decorate a room in a rental? Something that structurally can’t be altered or tweaked much? I’d love to see what clever things you come up with.

I love it! I’m a huge fan of board and batten, it just makes everything have so much character, and I like that you did it over the closet, that was a really good idea. My other fav thing is probably the headboard and that miracle of a chair you made! Just fabulous!! Congrats.

You did such a great job! You should really be proud of yourself! Your talents never cease to amaze me! What a beautiful room! I love the board and batten doors! I think we might need a tutorial on that!

Love, love, love it!!!! Fantastic job! I love seeing all the thrifty finds and how you make them new again. Definitely has been inspiring me lately to not have to have everything “new.” I can take something old, personalize it, and make it something no one else is gonna have. So many make overs are just too much $$$$$$ wasted on crap that everyone else is going to have. And I could imagine keeping the room the same for many years-its very inviting and bright!

holy CRAP!! i seriously gasped when i saw the new room! A-MAZ-ING! holy cow! i love everything about it and basically want to copy it for my room. also, thanks to your sponsers! how awesome are they?? i hope they love it enough to have you do another one and i hope i win! my whole house needs help! okay. one more time. the room is amazing! i love love it!!

Dear Mandi,I love you and you are A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.!!!! Everything turned out so awesome and I love your little touches that are distinctly craptastic! So happy the headboard turned out for you. Seriously, it all looks great!

It certainly turned out EPICLY!! I love everything, really! You did such a great job and you can tell you worked REALLY hard and put a lot of though into every detail. The headboard is fan-freakin-tastic!

Mandi-this is stunning, amazing, it literally takes my breath away! You are a deco goddess! I am so grateful that I crossed paths with you and your blog! I feel like you are changing the world one D.I. chair at a time. Reading your blog is the bright spot of my day.

That room turned out incredible! You did such an amazing job and you are SOO talented! I can’t thank you enough for posting your tutorials so that others can learn and have the same sense of accomplishment and pride in their own homes. Thank you!

SERIOUSLY GIRL!! My jaw dropped and I have tears in my eyes. That is an AMAZING transformation!! I can’t thank you enough for approaching us at Royal Design Studio stencils to be a part of this project. MORE please! So happy for both you and sweet Jessica. You must be bursting with pride!

It looks awesome! Great job! I love so many things but I think my faves are the wall behind the headboard and the great little detail on the rug. Oh, and the yellow dresser make over, chair and chandelier. Okay so maybe I just love all of it. Great job!

Wow, it came out absolutely amazing. If i wasn’t totally intimidated I would totally try to make the headboard and the chair you remade, so brilliant. You are so talented, come to California, redo my room pleaseeeeeeeeee, i need a sleepy oasis that I know you can help me with:) Awesome job.

GORGEOUS! I love everything about the room, which is funny, because if I look at individual pieces it’s not my taste, but overall the room is PERFECTION. Makes me rethink a few things that I’m just okay with in my own house and how they might fit in a finished room…

WOW!!! I knew you had talent but man, even knowing how much talent you have, I was still blown away! This room is amazing. You so need your own show or something. And I’m super curious about how you re-did that chair.

Wow Mandi….you have outdone yourself and I’m sure you are exhausted! The lucky winner must be beside herself! I love the closet doors and can’t wait to see a tutorial on them. Someday we are going to meet in real life, and it’s going to be awesome!! Nice job friend!xoxo,Jilly

WOW! Everything looks SO good. I love the wall stencil & colors…that’s like exactly what I want! The headboard is amazing. I want to copy it but it looks hard with the crown molding. great job! I am in love with each & every thing in this room. You guys really did pull off some magic! Oooooh & the CHANDY! I absolutely love the chandy!!! I must have one now. Thank you to all of the sponsors for this contest- you guys are awesome! I need to go get some paint & glaze & get my butt in gear working on some projects!

You are an AMAZING lady!! I was shocked and stunned and utterly jealous!! What a wonderful treat. I don’t have just 1 favorite. I want a room like THAT ONE!! I can’t wait for your tutorials. You’ve shown that any DIYer can produce a beautiful, gorgeous room. THANK YOU FOR THE INSPIRATION!

I love it! So bright and colorful. The only request for the next makeover (as I KNOW you will do another one!) would be to tell us how you accommodated all of her necessities. For example, you got rid of of storage (ie dressers) that were in the room — where did the stuff that was in them go? Was most of it unneeded, or will she end up piling things in the corners or on the chair as time goes on? And where is her workout calendar now? You know, we all have things in bad places, but it’s nice to know that everything that was needed has been taken into consideration. That’s the one thing that bothers me about decorating shows….they just ignore that the person had things there for a reason and then just toss them. And you just know that those things make it back into the room and now it doesn’t look great anymore That aside — you did an amazing job on this room and I’m sure she loves it/you!

So first I was going to say that I LOVED the stenciled wall…and then I kept reading and decided I may love the awesome light fixture more…and then I changed my mind and wanted to comment that I loved the closet awesomeness…and then I decided I definitely loved the cute chair. So, really, this room is simply amazing and that’s all there is to it!

Mandi, this is brilliant- amazing- stunning!! Every nice thing that’s been commented already times 10!! You my dear are a rock star and EPIC to the core! Thanks for letting us all come on this ride with you!xoxo,Amy

Okay, this is so redundant at this point, but holy freakin’ crap!!! That is nutso amazing!! In one week??? Why don’t you have your own show?? I love everything… the colors, the touches of whimsy, the touches of sophistication, the headboard!! Holy crap, that headboard! Fantastic job!

I couldn’t sign up last time b/c we were literally in the midst of a move & I didn’t have a space to submit. But, we’re here now… and I have lots of spaces! So, sponsors: Please sponsor again! And pick me!

Umm… this is amazing. Such a fantastic transformation! I can’t believe that is the same room. You have created a beautiful haven that I can’t wait to duplicate in my own bedroom! Great job, ladies and congratulations!

Holy. Stinkin. Fabulous. That’s a compliment, I hope you know. I am in lurve with your color scheme here! Gray is my favorite neutral right now and the way you paired it with the bright bright yellow and green- brilliant! So glad I found your blog.

You did a great job! I was wondering how in the world you were going to fix that chair. (Loved the teaser btw) I would have never imagined it could look so cool! Thank you for all of this colorful inspiration!

Holy cannoli!! I love this room! It makes me want to start all over again with decorating my house! Where did you get those awesome drum shades? I’ve been looking for some but can never find any that tall…

wow everything looks SO good! It looks so much brighter and I’m loving the door headboard! I’m looking for white bedding right now. Where did you get that bedding from, its so cute!!caylie.brock@gmail.com

WOW!!!!! Seriously EPIC!Mandi and Jessica–such an awesome transformation! Love the finished room, it is amazing! It was great to meet you both during this epic makeover too! Great job and super thanks to the sponsors…this should be a yearly thing! Yay!

I love it for the winner but I also love it for you! Your talent and gifts shine! You not only transformed a room but also, I am sure, transformed a part of the winners life. To come home….open that door….and be re-gifted over and over. What a way to use your gift! Great job! Love, Me http://www.youaretalkingtoomuch.com

Wow, Mandi, that room looks amazing, especially since seeing the before. You are very talented. I love, love the stencil and have been wanting to stencil a wall in my house, but have been so afraid to just do it. I think I have finally decided it’s time to take the plunge! I can’t wait to see all of your tutorials for everything!! You have inspired me, for sure!! Thanks!!

Stunning! The colors are magical and I can’t believe that you guys pulled that off in such a short amount of time! I love the “quirk” factor in the room with the his/her lamps. You are just beyond fabulous Miss Mandi!

Wow – that is absolutely amazing! So many clever and beautiful projects, I can’t pick a favorite. The transformation is breathtaking. The room feels light, airy, and cheery now. I hope Jessica loves it as much as everyone else does!

Thanks for the shout out about my chandelier idea. I’m honored you have used it and made something so spectacular! What an incredible room makeover. This is a precious gift to give someone. You have left a piece of your heart and soul in this space. No better gift then that!

This is beautiful. I want you to know that I check your blog regularly and almost never comment even though I’m drooling over all your projects. I want you to know so that you know that there are at least double the number of people who commented on this post who are actually checking it out and loving it. Way to go!

This had to have been exhausting! I LOVE it and hope you’ll do another one of these contests soon! I have been so insprired by VR and ATT, I threw a blog together yesterday with some of the crap I’ve redone. You must see!http://finallyfinishedemily.blogspot.com

what a fantastic job you did! love the gray (stenciled) walls with the pops of color. my favorite element has to be the campaign dresser in the bold yellow. and the board and batten on the closet doors – genius!

Are you kidding me with this room?! It’s simply too much goodness in one space. I can hardly stand it! Okay, that chandelier is one of the most ingenious things I’ve ever seen. When I saw it in the very first picture, I seriously thought it was a major splurge item for the room. I might have to copy this idea, because it just so happens that I have that exact “before” chandelier in storage just waiting for a makeover for my office.

Ummmm…wow. Just, wow. The whole room is amazing…the headboard, the board and batten, the stencil, the chair with the jute upholstery webbing (genius!!). Amazing.

so amazing!!!! I cannot even begin to tell you what I love about this room. That chair is fantastic, you’re going to have to spill on what you did with that webbing, it’s gorgeous. Wow. Just speechless on everything!!!

And as much as I love it, I’m just as much bummed that I didn’t win! Haha, here’s to round two but congrats to Jessica, she deserved it!!!

Mandy-So much to love in this room makeover! First of all the gray stenciled wall–WOW! I love the weaving on the chair with the upholstery webbing; so modern. The whole room looks amazing and I adore the color scheme. Congratulations on all your hard work!

Oh my heck…I need you to come do my room!! but can you please please please do a tutorial on that chair?? I found one almost exactly like it, and it has the same issue and I loved yours!! h and where do you keep finding those amazing mirrors? thanks karli

This is GORGEOUS!!! You are just pretty much awesome! BTW, lovin’ the framed map of Oklahoma. I might be biased since I live there, but it’s still awesome! And Krylon’s emerald green is my absolute fave color right now!

Oh my gosh! This is beyond amazing! We just moved into a new home, so none of my rooms are trashed, but every single one lacks character. It is all simple furniture and tan walls. I would love to end up with something like this!

I’m starting on my first room (and the husband is against painting walls and furniture), so I’ve got some ideas to spruce it up. We’ll see how it ends up! Hopefully it’s fun pops of color and not a train wreck.

Kudos to you and your fab sponsors for such an amazing room! Oh, and Iw as just googling for yellow spray paint today (to paint some vases) and that Sun Yellow form Krylon is absolutely perfect! So thanks

What a fabulous makeover! Did everything that was in the room before (or at least everything they needed to be in the room) go back in? I love the duvet and dresser and stencil and just so much. I wish I owned my home and could paint and stencil and win a contest to have you visit and help me revamp my digs.

I have to say that the room is not exactly my style, nor do I usually comment on blogs.

I felt compelled to do so here b/c WOW! What you have done is fabulous!!!! Between the lighting, board & batten closet doors (hoping to borrow your idea for my entry closets), his & hers lamps, the stencil…I could go on. Not to mention the transformation. So impressed!

I have the same rug! I would love to punch it up with a little color, can you please give a little description when you post the tutorials? ps-I discovered you on Nate and I have been on this blog ALL DAY! I’m getting so many great ideas, you are an inspiration!!! xoxoAmanda (another “Mandy” )AmandaJJennings@yahoo.com

I completely love this room, and it was my first introduction to your blog… WOW! What talent you have and you are just SO MUCH FUN! I have this affinity for pretty blogs, and yours definitely is amazing. Thanks for the inspiration.

Friggin BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!! I can’t say enough how much I love everything you did!!!!!! I have to ask though….the dresser and the headboard…you say you used Krylon….as in spray paint??? Seriously??? You blow my mind! I am hoping you do another bedroom makeover soon! I want you to do mine!!! Maybe my whole house…too much??? Naaahhh! MUAH!

i must say the chair makeover with the webbed sides is what made my heart all a-flutter! i just picked up a “barrel chair” as it was listed on freecycle. squeal!i.can.not.wait to rip it apart now that i’ve seen your project. i have lots of ideas swirling around in my head…caning is perfect so i may just re-upholster the back with the webbing. must check out your how-to’s.love it all.judi

I can not believe how incredible this room turned out. I saw the one you did for “Hailee’s Living Room” and I am in awe of your skills. My entire house is a makeover nightmare and I am slowly going to try to get a sweet space like this or like Hailees somewhere in the house. I don’t know if the code is still good, but I am going to head over to get a little bit of stencil love from your sponsor! tah tah for now!

So I just painted master bedroom in dutch boy Empire State with a satin finish. It doesn’t look like a true gray like yours in the post but seems to almost have a gray undertone. I just have the first coat on so far so maybe that will make a difference. Any advice, words of wisdom or reassurance?;)

I am in the process of painting our master bedroom in Dutch boys Empire State with a satin finish. It doesn’t seem to be a true gray like your blog but seems to have a blue undertone, I currently only have one coat so that may make a difference. Any advice, words of wisdom or reassurance? That is the paint color you used correct?

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